Books tagged: dysfunctional family

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Andrea's Secret    by John Kelly
Price: $7.99 USD. 114080 words. Published on July 23, 2009. .

In early 1974, a pregnant Andrea Steedman leaves home to conceal the birth of her daughter Mary Therese. A few months after she has given birth, depressed and confused, she agrees to an adoption under highly irregular circumstances. Twenty two years later on her deathbed, Andrea reveals the existence of her daughter to her wealthy brother Warwick, who promises to find Mary Therese.
600 Hours of Edward    by Craig Lancaster
Price: $9.99 USD. 79150 words. Published by Riverbend Publishing on January 5, 2010. .

Edward Stanton is a man hurtling headlong toward middle age. His mental illness has led him to be sequestered in his small house in a small city, where he keeps his distance from the outside world. But over the course of 25 days events puncture the walls Edward has built around himself. In the end, he faces a choice: Open his life to experience, or remain behind his closed door, a solitary soul.
HOUDINI by Kirby Wright    by Kirby Wright
Price: $0.99 USD. 2080 words. Published on February 22, 2010. .

A father is challenged in an escape game by his oldest son and loses in front of the family. Instead of celebrating his son, he interprets the victory as a challenge to his authority and seeks retribution.
In the Grasp of the Devil (Collins Family trilogy, Book 2)    by Zoe E. Whitten
Price: $3.99 USD. 198540 words. Published on March 22, 2010. .

Book II of the Collins Family Trilogy Amy Collins has cleared every hurdle to reclaim her identity in spite of her father's attempts to destroy her. She's almost completed training to take over the role of leadership of the family. But her initial success as a trainer cannot prepare her for a meeting with a family slayer. Will Amy be strong enough to control Katherine Collins? Or is all hope lost?
The Chronicles of Acqueria: Blood Moon Treachery    by Ann Wilmer-Lasky
Price: $9.99 USD. 71380 words. Published on May 19, 2010. .

At sixteen summers, Sentia is about to be joined for life to a man she does not love, while custom forbids her the one does. The two young men, submerigible pilots in the service of the rocky and shaky Acqueria, become rivals in pursuit of a lofty prize, for Sentia is the daughter of the Chief Elder. One of the young men would destroy his future for her, the other would destroy her for his future.
From Hell and Back: Survive and Thrive    by Gussie McRobert
Price: $4.99 USD. 69040 words. Published on December 6, 2010. .

She was brutally victimized first as a child and then as a wife: both her mother and her first husband made numerous attempts to kill her. But author Gussie McRobert was determined to not only survive, but to recover and thrive. And that is just what she did. She was elected, and then twice re-elected, as mayor of Gresham, Oregon. You too can survive and thrive, regardless of your past.
All You Despise    by Tom Piccirilli
Price: $0.99 USD. 17060 words. Published by Crossroad Press  on December 7, 2010. .

In All You Despise, Piccirilli’s characteristically lean prose grimly illustrates the high price of redemption and the violent limits of brotherly love. When a nameless man awakens to find his blood-spattered brother passed out in his trailer it sets off a chain of painful, hard-hitting events that tests family loyalty and shows the savage impact of a father’s dark legacy.
Freedom from Codependency: A Christian Response    by Philip St. Romain
Price: $3.99 USD. 30720 words. Published on January 5, 2011. .

In these pages spiritual director Philip St. Romain explores codependency: what it is, its characteristics, the persons it affects, and how it develops. He also details a plan for recovery -- based on the Twelves Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous -- to help one break free from this destructive addiction.
I Don't Need Therapy ,.. But Where Do I Turn for Answers?    by Laurie Weiss
Price: $9.97 USD. 14310 words. Published on February 22, 2011. .

Reduce the emotional chaos in your life. Simple, clear answers to FAQs about, relationship, self-esteem and emotional challenges. Experienced, compassionate psychotherapist offers practical guidelines for getting unstuck and moving on with your life. Addresses fear, depression, anger, hurt feelings, setting limits, sexual abuse, resisting pressure, managing change and much, much more.
The Young South    by Justin Murphy
Price: $2.99 USD. 10760 words. Published on April 6, 2011. .

A collection of short stories set The South, dealing with how The South reacts and deals their culture changes with the arrival of big corporations and digital technology. Along with the mainstream media seeping into Southern culture.